apprehendo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I lay hold upon, grasp, seize, grab, take, take hold of; apprehend, arrest.
  • I grasp with the mind, understand, comprehend.
  • I embrace, include.
  • I take possession of, seize, secure, obtain.
  • (Medieval Latin) I learn.

Etymology

Affix from Latin prehendō (seize, grasp, take, catch, lay hold of) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (seize, take, grasp, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰed-

Gloss

seize, take, grasp, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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